Two injured when speeding car passes, shoots on 99

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Jan 28, 2013 at 3:18 PMJan 28, 2013 at 3:18 PM

STOCKTON – Three people traveling south through Stockton on Highway 99 were shot at early Sunday morning near Arch Road by the occupant of another vehicle that came up fast behind them. Two of the travelers were struck by gunfire, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The Record

STOCKTON – Three people traveling south through Stockton on Highway 99 were shot at early Sunday morning near Arch Road by the occupant of another vehicle that came up fast behind them. Two of the travelers were struck by gunfire, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The victims received non-life-threatening injuries. The CHP reported it took their vehicle as evidence.

According to a report, the victims were returning to their home in Central California from Nevada at 2:37 a.m. when they came up on the Arch Road interchange in southeast Stockton. They were driving in the left lane at about 65 miles per hour when an unknown vehicle came speeding up behind them, moved to the right lane and held its position just to the rear of their vehicle. That’s when the shooting took place. The suspect vehicle then sped away.

The CHP is asking for the public’s help with information or identification of the suspect. Contact the Stockton office at (209) 943-8666.

There have been five shootings on Highway 99 during the past two years in the Stockton CHP’s jurisdiction.